POST-GAME NOTES
PHILADELPHIA 122, TORONTO 119
AIR CANADA CENTRE - 19, 800 (sellout)
Wednesday, April 18, 2007


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QUARTER-BY-QUARTER

  • First Quarter: Toronto 28, Philadelphia 25 … The Raptors connected on 12-of-22 (.545), while Philadelphia made 11-of-23 (.478) shots during the opening quarter … The teams combined for 16 assists (Toronto nine, Philadelphia seven) … Willie Green and Joe Smith led all players with 10 point a piece… Luke Jackson had eight points … Green and Smith went nine-for-14 from the floor, while the rest of the 76ers were two-of-nine.
  • Second Quarter: Philadelphia 39, Toronto 29 … The 76ers shot .737 (14-of-19), while the Raptors shot .440 (11-of-25) from the field during the second … Andre Miller made three-of-three from the field and seven-of-eight from the line for a quarter-best 13 points … Chris Bosh led Toronto with eight points … Philadelphia had 20 points in the paint and 12 fast break points to Toronto’s 10 and two respectively … The 121 combined points in the first half mark the Raptors’ fourth highest scoring first half of the season (128, March 6 at Washington) and the highest combined first half score at Air Canada Centre this season.
  • Third Quarter: Toronto 29, Philadelphia 22 … Toronto connected on 10-of-20 (.500) from the field … Philadelphia shot .381 (eight-of-21) ... T.J. Ford and Willie Green both had nine … Chris Bosh had five points and seven rebounds … Toronto had five steals to none for the 76ers … Toronto outscored Philadelphia 9-0 in fast break points.
  • Fourth Quarter: Philadelphia 36, Toronto 33 … Toronto made 13-of-19 (.684) from the field and the 76ers made 11-of-20 (.550) … Luke Jackson had 15 points in the quarter ... Bobby Jones had 10 points to lead the 76ers … Philadelphia made 11-of-15 from the line , while Toronto made four-of-five.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • With the loss, Toronto’s seven game home win streak comes to an end and the Raptors finish the season with a franchise-best 30-11 home record (previous – 27-14, 2000-01) ... Philadelphia improves to 14-27 on the road this season and finishes the 2006-07 campaign with a 35-47 record … Philadelphia is the only Atlantic Division opponent to defeat Toronto at home (7-1).
  • The two teams combined to shoot .533 (90-for-169) from the field and .429 (12-of-28) from beyond the arc.
  • The Raptors topped the 76ers in assists 32-22 … The 32 assists tie a Raptors season-high (twice prior – last: Feb. 23 vs. Indiana).
  • Toronto outrebounded Philadelphia 41-33, while Philadelphia outscored Toronto 18-6 on second chance points.
  • Luke Jackson netted a career-high 30 points (14, Dec. 20, 2005, Cleveland vs. Utah) on 12-of-16 (both career highs) from the floor, two-of-six from beyond the arc and four-of-five from the line … Jackson also added career bests of four rebounds (tied previously – last: Feb. 1, 2006, Cleveland at New Jersey) and five assists (three, Jan. 17, 2007, L.A. Clippers vs. Golden State).
  • Chris Bosh tallied 23 points, a team-high nine rebounds and five.
  • T.J. Ford made seven-of-10 from the field en route to a 15-point, 10 assist performance and his 20th double-double.
  • Andrea Bargnani returned to action after missing 14 games due to illness (appendectomy, acute sinus infection) … Bargnani led the bench in scoring with 17 points to go with five rebounds in 26:48 minutes.
  • Willie Green netted a career- and game-high 37 points (32, Jan. 26, 2005 at Washington) … Green made 14-of-25 from the floor, including five-of-seven from three-point range.
  • Joe Smith recorded his eighth double-double of the season with a season-high 26 points and a game-best 11 rebounds … Smith went 11-for-17 from the field and four-for-four from the line.
  • Andre Miller tied his season-high with 29 points (Nov. 14 at Miami) in making eight-of-15 from the field and 13-of-15 from the line ... Miller added nine rebounds and a team-high eight assists.